A B.C. teenager who was found guilty on child pornography charges after “sexting” naked images of her boyfriend’s former girlfriend has been handed a six-month conditional discharge. Sexting teen guilty of distributing child porn The fine line between ‘sexting’ and child pornography The 18-year-old — who cannot be named as all those involved were 16 at the time […]
PAGE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) — Schools across the Valley are teaming up to prevent children from being bullied by someone behind a computer screen or cellphone. Luray Middle School is partnering with with the Page County Sheriff’s Department, faith-based ministries, parents, and schools across the county to combat cyber-bullying and sexting. Leaders tell us it […]
CLEARVIEW and SPRINGWATER TWP & WASAGA BEACH–A new program called OPP KIDS was introduced into 13 elementary schools in the Huronia West Detachment area this year. The program addresses key concerns being dealt with by today’s youth. Sexting, cyber-bullying, sexual harassment, youth and the law, drugs and mental health were some of the key topics […]
MONTGOMERY – Some Valley Central High School students are at the center of a sexting scandal that’s being investigated by both law enforcement and the district, officials confirmed Monday. School officials said they learned last week that the students were sharing sexually-explicit cell phone photos of one another. “A number of students, male and female, […]
Twitter is to act against a wider range of violent threats as part of renewed efforts to tackle abuse. The social network has acknowledged that its previous rules, which said a threat needed to be “direct” and “specific” to justify its intervention, had been too “narrow”. The firm will still require a complaint to be […]
An Ottawa man who targeted dozens of people with fake social media accounts and doctored photos in an international cyberbullying campaign has been sentenced to six years in prison. Robert Campbell, 42, pleaded guilty to 63 charges of identity fraud, defamation and criminal harassment in a case that involved dozens of people across Canada, the […]
By Bob Stiles Staff Reporter Saturday, April 25, 2015, 12:01 a.m. Two Hempfield Area High School students have been charged with sending sexually explicit pictures to one another, state police at Greensburg said. The exchange, commonly called sexting, took place outside of school and involved a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, authorities said. The two, who […]
Several Taiwanese celebrities on Thursday spoke out against cyberbullying in the latest response to the death of model and actress Peng Hsin-yi (彭馨逸), more commonly known by her stage name, Cindy Yang (楊又穎), who apparently committed suicide after online attacks. In an apparent suicide note found on Tuesday, she said she had been bullied online […]
The District Attorney of Manhattan has said that the iPhone will be the “communication device of choice” for terrorists due to its encryption.
